Convertible cane-umbrella.



M. BEARMAN. CONVERTIBLE GANE UMBRELLA.

APPLIOATION FILED .TUNE 22, 1910y Patented Dec. 2o, 1910.

wwwa-oom Y M. BEARMAN.

CGNVERTIBLE GANE UMBRELLA. nrmoulox FILED JUNI: 22, 1910.

979,122. Patented Dec.20,1910.

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MARTN BEARIVIAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CONVERTIBLE CANE-UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

Application filed June 22, 1910. Serial No. 568,413.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARTIN BEARMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Cane-Umbrellas, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates to a class of articles of manufacture wherein the usefulness of a cane and umbrella is provided for in combination.

The primary object of my invention is to provide an article of utility consisting of a cane which may be made in a compact form, very attractive in appearance and convenient for a person to carry, and which is so constructed that when occasion arises the cane may be readily converted into a durable and useful umbrella.

Another object of the invention is to provide a plurality of pivotally held ribs and rib-braces or stays formed so as to be collapsible and which when collapsed in assembled arrangement will form a tubular body for the cane around the runner-rod, and to provide means to so connect said stays upon the runner-rod as to be expansible in relation thereto.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a form of cover adapted to be slid upon the ruimer rod for retaining the cover within the tubular body when the device is used as a cane, and to provide for holding the cover at one end thereof so that it may be readily slipped over an end of the rod and then drawn over the ribs and rib-braces in converting the device from a cane to an umbrella.

fr further object of the invention is to provide forms of tips adapted to be fastened to the cover and detachably fitted upon one end of each of the ribs in forming the umbrella, and to provide elastic or flexible means for holding said tips in an adjusted position to facilitate the tt-ing of the cover upon the ribs.

Furthermore, the invention consists of certain other novel features and parts as represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, the said invention being more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of one form of my invention showing the parts when in position to form an umbrella and also showing in dotted lines the position of the ribs when expanded. Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the tips. Fig. 3 is a view showing the arrangement of the tips held to a flexible adjusting means. Fig. 4E illustrates one of the tips fastened to the cover and fitted upon the end of one of the ribs. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan of part of the cover. Fig. 6 is a section, partly in elevation, of an end portion of the runner-rod and cap of the cane showing the position of the ribs and cover when held in said cap. Fig. 7 is an elevation, centrally broken away, showing the device when formed into a cane. Fig. 8 is a cross-section taken on the line lI-II of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a fra-gmentary plan view, of one of the ribs and stays, showing the form and arrangement of the same, and Fig. 10 is a fragmentary side view showing a rib to which is pivotally held a stay.

Upon one end of the staff or runner-rod 10 is held a handle, as at 11, which may be of any desired shape and of an ornamental or plain design. Rigidly held on the opposite end of the staff 10 is a cap 12 one end of which is closed by a ferrule 13 of any suitable form and material.

Arranged so as to be slidable upon the staff 10 is provided a runner or sleeve 14 having an annular head 15, and to said head is pivoted, as at 1G, in peripheral arrangement a plurality of staysor rib-braces 17. The opposite ends of the stays 17 are pivotally held, as at 18, to the ribs 19 substantially centrally thereof. As shown in Fig. 9, each of the ribs 19 has one end tapered and a curved opposite end and each rib is cut-away for a large part of its length approximately midway of the width thereof so as to provide an arm 2O and a body portion 21 having a shoulder, as 22, for the pivoted ends of the stap 17 to rest against. Each of the stays 17 is formed the same in width as the arm 2O of the rib 19 so that when said stays and ribs are moved in assembled arrangement to form the cane a tubular-shaped body 23 is provided. One end of each of the ribs 19 is tapered, as at 24, and the opposite ends of said ribs are outwardly curved, as at 25, so as to readily enter the cap 12 and rest snugly against the rod 10 in the cap 12. By this arrangetel ment as indicated in Fig. (l, it is clear that t the periplufral edo'e ot the rail at the open i end ot said cap will serve. to properly hold the ribs in position when the umbrella is open tor use.

V'the umbrella cover lo is preferably ot the usual i'orin and may be made ot' durable woven thin sill; or other material adapted to be held around. the rod l0 and in a limited area ot space. as indicated in Fig. S, when the device is used as a cane. .in the center ot' the cover 2o is an opening 2T provided with a ring, as 2H, ot any suitable material which may serve as a means to retain the cover closely titted upon the curved ends 2:3 ot' the ribs 19.

When it is desired to convert the device trom a cane to an umbrella the stays 17 and ribs 1f) are expanded, as shown in dotted lines 29,' Fig. 1. The cover 26 is then slipped over the rod 10 from the handle 1l in the direction ot and over the cap 12. T he curved ends 25 ot' the ribs 19 are groupedand pas;` d into the open end ot' said cap 1Q at'ter Which the cover 2G is drawn over the ribs lf) and stays 17.

As a means to detachably connect the cover 26 to the tapered end 21 ot the ribs 19 l einphiy tips 250. Each ot the tips 30 has a `tapered tubular body 31, a ball-shaped end and upon the outer surface of the body 31. is Yformed a groove. or notch Upon the open end of the body 81 is provided a plate 34 having openings therethrough whereby each ot the tips 30 is fastened to the cover 2G with stitches or other suitable means. (lbviously the number ot' tips 3() used in conjunction with the cover 2o must correspond to the nuiuber or ribs 19, and When the cover is slid over the -ribs 1S) and stays 1S, each tip 30 is fitted upon the tapered end t ot the corresponding rib 1t), as illustrated in Fin'. et.

,flerving' as a means to hold the tips 80 in proper arrangement to be readily and conveniently adjusted upon the tapered ends Qflof the ribs 19 the body 31 ot one oli said tips is provided with an eye 256 through which is passed a cord 237 oit flexible or elastic material which is adapted to be directed around and engage the grooves or notches Sl?) ot the reniainder ot the tips 30 upon the cove Ztl.

When it .is desired to use the device as a cane the various parts ot" the device are adjusted in their relative positions, the curved ends ot the ribs 1Q beingr seated in the cap 1Q and to hold the tapered ends Q4 against displacement a slide 38 is arranged upon the handle 11. Bv moving' the slide 3S tovvard the rod 10 the tapered ends Qf-lot the ribs 1S? will be capped thereby and to release said tapered ends troni this engagement the slide B8 is moved in an opposite direction upon the handle 11.

lt is understood that changes maybe made in the terms and proportions oi the various parts ol" my convertible cane-umln'ella and that any nuinl er ot stays and ribs which l desire may be used therein without departing' troni the spirit and scope ot' the invention, tlierei''ore l do not Wish to be limited to the particular torni ot device as herein illustrated and set. forth.

Having thus described my invention, ll claim nenv and desire to secure by lietters Patent 1. ln a convertible cane-umbrella, the combination oit a runner-rod having` a handle connected upon one end thereof; a cap held upon the opposite end ot the runner-rod; a plurality of ribs ea ch having,- one end curved and a tapered opposite end, both ends ot which are disconnected from the ruimer-rod; a stay pivotally held to each oit the ribs; means to pivotally hold the stays slidably upon the runner-rod; a detachable cover having a central opening provided With a ring to hold the cover around the runnerrod Within the cap; and a number ot tips corresponding` to the number ot' ribs, each ot said tips having an apertured plate whereby the tip may be fastened to the cover and each having` a tubular body for reception ot the tapered end olf each rib.

Q. A cane in a device of the character described, the combination ot a ruimer-rod having` a handle connected upon one end thereof; a sleeve slidably held upon the runner-rod and having a head; a plurality of ribs each having a cutaway part tra-ming an arin and a body portion ot twice the Width ot the arm; an equal number of stays, each ot the same Width as the arm ot each rib and having` one end pivotally held to the arm; means to pivotally hold the opposite end ot each or' the stays to the head ot said sleeve; a curved part formed upon the end oit' each rib; a cap to hold said curved parts and held upon the runner-rod atthe end opposite to said handle; and means provided upon the handle to hold the opposite ends of the ribs when in assembled arrangement around the rodA 3. In a convertible cane-umbrella, the combination vvith a runner-rod and a sleeve slidably held thereon and havingI a head; olf ribs, cach having one end curved and a tapered opposite end, both ends ot which are disconnected trom the runner-rod, a cutaway part forming an arm and a body portion ot twice the width ot the arm so as to torin a shoulder thereon; an equal number ot stays, each of the saine Width as the arm otl each rib and having` one end pivotally held to the arm and the opposite end piv* otally held to the hea d ot said sleeve.

f1- ln a convertible cane-uinlnella, the combination of a runner-rod havingl a handle connected upon one end thereof; a cap held upon the opposite end of the runner-rod; a sleeve slidably held upon the runner-rod and having a head; a plurality of ribs having an arm with a tapered end and a body port-ion With a curved end and a shoulder; a stay of the same Width as the arm of each rib and having one end thereotl pivotally held to the arm so that the end of the stay will rest against said shoulder; means to pivotally hold the opposite ends of the stay in an annular arrangement to the head of the slidable sleeve; a cover having a central opening provided With a ring to hold the cover around the runner-rod Within said cap 5 a number or" tips corresponding to the number of ribs, each 'of said tips having an apertured plate whereby the tips may be fastened to the cover, and each having a tubular body for reception of the tapered end of the arms of the ribs; and flexible means engaging each of the tips to hold said tips in an adjusted position, for the purpose set forth.

This Specification signed and witnessed this eighteenth day of June A. D. 1910.

MARTIN BEARMAN.

Witnesses Ro'r. B. ABBOTT, F. L. TYNDALL. 

